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| NO EXTRA SESSION.
| WASHINGTON, March TT is said a
! the White House that there is no proba
! bility OF special session of the Senate
being called by the President for the pur
pose OF acting on nominations or for any
other purpose. The interstate commerce
commission and successor to Secretary
Manning will probably be apponted next
week or the following week.
NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The bill for
the redemption OF trade dol ars and the
anti-polggamy bill have become laws
without the Presidents signature with
the expiration last night of the CouStitu-
tlonal limitation OF ten days, within
which he should have returned the bills
to Congress N case of dlsapproval.
Both bills were carefully considered by
the President, and while they contained
some provisions to which he preferred
not to commit himself he was unwilling
10 defeat the objects OF the measures By
veto.
ON DUTY ALL NIGHT.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE President
decided not to go to the capitol TO-DAY,
for the purpose CT acting on measures
which might be passed by Congress during
the last hours of the session. He advised
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House Of his decision in
this respect early last evening and added
that the executive office would remain
open ell night, and up to the very hour Of
adjournment at noon to-day, for the re-
ception of all matters requiring executive
action. In accordance with this plan, the
President and most of the members of mis-
Cabinet remained on duty at the White
House nearly all night, and the consider
alton of the large number OF important
bills which passed the Senate Wednesday
and Thursday occupied their entire atten-
ton.
THREE APPROPRIATION BILLS FAIL.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
adjourned without day at 1855 Senate
time-l2:04 actual time. The dt ticiency
bill failed for want Of time to engross it,
The fertilization bill was abandoned in
conference.
The river and harbor bill failed to re-
ceive the Presidents signature. II reach
ed him several days ago but was "pocket
vetoed"
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Presi-
dent approved the following bills: The
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, the agricultural appropriation bill,
the act to restrict the ownership of real
estate in the territories TO American citi-
zens and the Pacific Railroad inquiry bill
THE PRESIDENT UP WITH HIS WORK.
WASHINGTON, March THE President
and most of the members of his Cabinet
remained at the White House considering
legislative matters until about O'Clock
this morning. They reassembled in the
cabinet room again at O'Clock. All the
departments were represented, Mr..
Fairchild representing the Treasury
Between and II 30 o'clcck
the President had acted Gu all the bills
received by him up to the latter hour.
He then repaired to the capitol upon as
Surances from Speaker Carlisle that the
District Of Columbia bill and the general
deficiency bill would certainly fail to be-
come laws unless he did so. The Presi-
dent acted on all the bills at the capitol
that he was able TO in the short time
allotted him before the adjournment.
The party returned to the White House
about O'Clock and then separated
The President held his usual public
reception in the east room a. 1880
and shook hands with 200 people.
RECORD OF THE FoRTY-NINTH
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Congress
which ended its existence at noon to
day has afforded striking illustration of
the increase in the volume of legislation
demanding the attention of Congress
which has been going on for the asst
three or more Congresses. More bills
were introduced in both houses, more
committee reports, more bills passed,
more became laws and more vetoed than
ever before. Most of these measures
we're of comparative unimportance, such
IS bills granting private pensions and |
special relief, authorizing the erection of |
bridges, granting the right of Way and !
he like, but many, not only bills and re-
ports presented but of the laws .
were Of general interest and i'm
oortance. A number of bills enacted |
INTO laws were old and familiar claim
Ints for legislative favors. In this cate
,ory belong the Presidential succession
ill, electoral count bill, interstate COM
nerce bill and the bill for the relief Of
3itZ John Porter. The Forty Ninth Con-
,resS commenced its session on Deem
Ter s, 1885, and it was in session until
august 5, when it adjourned until Deem
er 6, and continued in session Until
is close t,-daY covering q total period OF
en- months and twenty six days. OF this
line the Senate was in session 224 DAYS
nd the House PSI days. There were in
reduced in the House during this time
l ,25S bills and 263 Joint resolutions, Oh
Which over 5000 reports were made, being
everal thousand more bills aud over 600
lore reports than were made in the
'orty-eighth Congress, which had IN its
urn beaten the record.
In the Senate there were introduced
357 bills and lis joint resolutions, of
'hich 1885 written reports were made,
eing upwards of 500 more bills and
yer 400 more reports than on the break.
1g of the Forty eighth Congress. The
0tal number of laws enacted was ap- h
roxfmately 1891 of which 1858 originated
! the House, and 33S in the Senate;
"a of these became laws by expira-
on of the constitutional ten days I
nit, fifty bills failed to become laws :
winS+to adjournment of Congress- nine
I them at the close of the first session.
here were 1872 bills vetOee by the Presi- |
eht, or twenty-one more instances of the /
xercise of the Presidential prerogative
veto than had occurred from the fouu- |
alton CT the COVE rnment down to the